Control of your payroll must not depend on a consultant or a single tool - but on a robust method owned by your teams.
In the majority of organisations, payroll control remains a partially formalised exercise: a few documented checks, a great deal of individual vigilance, Excel spreadsheets handed from one payroll administrator to the next. When an employee leaves, part of the control process leaves with them.
GBA Connect designs and deploys a structured, documented payroll control methodology owned by your teams - adapted to your environment, your existing tools, and your compliance requirements.
Who this offer is for
- You want to professionalise and industrialise your payroll controls without depending on an ongoing external engagement
- You hold payroll responsibility (HR Director, CFO, Payroll Manager) and need a framework that is auditable both internally and externally
- Your payroll teams are experienced but your controls are neither formalised nor consistently traceable
- You are at a pivotal moment: entity integration, process redesign, change of Payroll Manager, heightened statutory audit context
What we deliver
- Assessment of your current control framework: mapping of existing controls, identification of uncovered areas, analysis of recent incidents
- Bespoke payroll control reference framework: control matrices structured by category (fixed pay codes, variable pay, events, social contributions, net pay, DSN), tolerance thresholds, frequencies
- Tooling deployable in your environment: parameterised queries on your payroll system, Excel/Power BI templates, step-by-step procedures - regardless of your software provider
- Monthly control plan: calendar, responsibilities, expected deliverables, period-specific watchpoints (close, December payroll, final pay settlements, daily allowance reimbursements)
- Training and skills transfer for payroll administrators and managers: practical sessions on real cases, learning materials, skills progression framework
- Support through the first controlled payroll cycles: on-site presence for 2 to 3 payroll cycles to embed the method and iron out any friction
Client testimonials
"We already had controls in place, but everyone did them their own way. GBA Connect helped us structure what existed, document what didn't, and - most importantly - bring the whole payroll team along in the process. Today the reference framework lives internally and every new payroll administrator is trained on it from day one."
- Payroll Manager, business services mid-size company - assignment carried out by the founding partners before GBA Connect was established
Success indicators
- Documented control framework that any new payroll hire can immediately adopt
- Control coverage: 100% of high-stakes pay codes, sensitive populations, and high-risk management events
- Auditable audit trail: every payroll cycle leaves a dated and attributed control record
- Genuine team autonomy at the end of the assignment, measured over two consecutive payroll cycles without GBA Connect involvement
Format & duration
Fixed-fee project, generally between 6 and 10 weeks depending on scope (number of employee populations, collective agreements, configuration complexity).
After the assignment, your teams operate independently. GBA Connect remains available at your initiative for occasional interventions: annual review of the framework, support during a specific event (entity integration, major configuration change), or assistance with a complex question.
Further reading
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